Implantology (dental implant placement)
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Visitor asks:
Kind regards! A month and a half ago I had two implants placed in my lower jaw (positions 6 and 7; the teeth had been extracted 20 years ago). After placement I had pain in my ear (an inflamed ear), throat and upper jaw. I did not receive antibiotics when the implants were placed. The pain then completely subsided, but after one month a lump formed next to one implant and pus drained from it. The doctor removed both implants and prescribed an antibiotic. He said that one implant was not right (it had not integrated properly or an infection had developed), and he removed the other one as a precaution. Is it possible to place the implants again after some time, once the bone has healed, and does that even make sense given that placement was unsuccessful this time? Why is implant placement sometimes unsuccessful? Have a nice day!
Dentist Tomaž Rotar answers:
Dear Sir/Madam! Once the bone mass has regenerated, it is possible to place the implants again. Placement was unsuccessful because of an infection, which we hope will not recur the second time. It is difficult to determine the cause of the event. At different times the body is differently susceptible to the problems described, and individuals also differ, so it is difficult to establish rules. During procedures the operator always follows the rules of sterile work, but sometimes, fortunately rarely, the results are unfavourable. Have a nice day!
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